American Chronicles

American Chronicles is a documentary television program that was broadcast by Fox Broadcasting Company as part of its 1990 fall lineup.

American Chronicles was produced by Mark Frost through Lynch/Frost Productions, the company that he founded with David Lynch. Featured many of the same quirky camera angles, unusual music, and a focus on violence and sexuality that were hallmarks of their ABC series Twin Peaks. The half-hour weekly program was narrated by Richard Dreyfuss.

This program had a relatively brief run, being cancelled just over three months after its premiere, after ranking last out of 98 shows with an average household rating of 3.07.

Episodes

 * 1) "Farewell to the Flesh" (pilot episode; writer/director: Mark Frost; airdate: 9/8/1990)
 * 2) "The Eye of the Beholder" (airdate: 9/15/1990)
 * 3) "Manhattan After Dark" (writer/producer: Robin L. Sestero; airdate: 9/22/1990)
 * 4) "Auto-Obsession" (airdate: 9/29/1990)
 * 5) "Biker Nation" (writer/producer: Ruben Norte; airdate: 10/6/1990)
 * 6) "Semper Fidelis" (writer/producer: Robin L. Sestero; airdate: 10/13/1990)
 * 7) "This Gun's for Hire / Defender of the Faith" (writer/producer: Chappy Hardy; airdate: 10/27/1990)
 * 8) "After a Fashion / An American Camelot" (airdate: 11/3/1990)
 * 9) "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow / Truck Stop" (writer/producer: Robin L. Sestero; airdate: 10/6/1990)
 * 10) "Once Upon a Time" (about Hugh Hefner) (writers: Gary H. Grossman, Michael Gross, Robert Heath; directed by Robert Heath; airdate: 11/17/1990)
 * 11) "The Class of '65" (airdate: 12/8/1990)
 * 12) "Diamonds Are Forever (Last Day at Comiskey Park) / The Future That Never Was" (writer/producer: David H. Jones; airdate: 12/15/1990)
 * 13) "Champions" (unaired in U.S.; first aired in UK 6/21/92)

International broadcasts
American Chronicles was aired in the United Kingdom by Channel 4 (1992), in Australia by SBS (1993), in New Zealand by TV3 (1992), in France by Planète (1992) and in Spain by TVE (1992).